PART PG
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL
METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL
PG-1 SCOPE
The requirements of Part PG apply to power boilers
and high pressure, high-temperature water boilers and
to parts and appurtenances thereto and shall be used
in conjunction with the specific requirements in the
applicable Parts of this Section that pertain to the
methods of construction used.
PG-2 SERVICE LIMITATIONS
PG-2.1 The rules of this Section are applicable to
the following services:
(a) boilers in which steam or other vapor is generated
at a pressure of more than 15 psig (103 kPa);
(b) high-temperature water boilers intended for opera-
tion at pressures exceeding 160 psig (1100 kPa) and /or
temperatures exceeding 250°F (121°C).
PG-2.2 For services below those specified in PG-
2.1 it is intended that rules of Section IV apply;
however, boilers for such services may be constructed
and stamped in accordance with this Section provided
all applicable requirements are met.
PG-2.3 Coil-type hot water boilers where the water
can flash into steam when released directly to the
atmosphere through a manually operated nozzle may
be exempted from the rules of this Section provided
the following conditions are met.
(a) There is no drum, header, or other steam space.
(b) No steam is generated within the coil.
(c) Tubing outside diameter does not exceed 1 in.
(25 mm).
(d) Pipe size does not exceed NPS 3⁄4 (DN 20).
(e) Nominal water capacity does not exceed 6
gal. (23 l).
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(f) Water temperature does not exceed 350°F
(177°C).
(g) Adequate safety relief valves and controls are
provided.
PG-3 REFERENCED STANDARDS
Specific editions of standards referenced in this Sec-
tion are shown in Appendix A-360.
MATERIALS
PG-5 GENERAL
PG-5.1 Material subject to stress due to pressure 98
shall conform to one of the specifications given in
Section II and shall be limited to those that are listed
in the Tables of Section II, Part D, except as otherwise
permitted in PG-8.2, PG-8.3, PG-10, and PG-11. Materi-
als shall not be used at temperatures above those for
which stress values are limited, for Section I construc-
tion, in the Tables of Section II, Part D. Specific
additional requirements described in PG-5 through PG-
13 shall be met as applicable.
PG-5.2 Material covered by specifications in Section
II is not restricted as to the method of production
unless so stated in the specification, and as long as
the product complies with the requirements of the
specification.
PG-5.3 If, in the development of the art of boiler
construction, it is desired to use materials other than
those herein described, data should be submitted to the
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee in accordance
with the requirements of Appendix 5 of Section II,
Part D. Material not completely identified with any
approved Code specifications may be used in the con-
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struction of boilers under the conditions outlined in
PG-10.
PG-5.4 Materials outside the limits of size or thick-
ness given in the title or scope clause of any specification
in Section II may be used if the material is in compliance
with the other requirements of the specification, and no
similar limitation is given in the rules for construction.
98 PG-5.5 The use of austenitic stainless steel is
permitted for boiler pressure parts which are steam
touched in normal operation. However, the use of such
steel for boiler pressure parts which are water wetted
in normal service is prohibited except as specifically
provided in PG-12 and PEB-5.3.1
PG-6 PLATE
A99 PG-6.1 Steel plates for any part of a boiler subject
to pressure, whether or not exposed to the fire or
products of combustion, shall be of pressure vessel
quality in accordance with one of the following specifi-
cations:
SA-202 Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chro-
mium-Manganese-Silicon
SA-204 Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Molyb-
denum
SA-240 (Type 405 only) Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy
Steel (Ferritic Stainless), Chromium
SA-285 Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low-
and Intermediate-Tensile Strength
SA-299 Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manga-
nese-Silicon
SA-302 Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manga-
nese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-
Nickel
SA-387 Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chro-
mium-Molybdenum
SA-515 Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Inter-
mediate- and Higher-Temperature Service
SA-516 Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Mod-
erate- and Lower-Temperature Service
1 Austenitic alloys are susceptible to intergranular corrosion and stress
corrosion cracking when used in boiler applications in water wetted
service. Factors which affect the sensitivity to these metallurgical
phenomena are applied or residual stress and water chemistry. Suscep-
tibility to attack is usually enhanced by using the material in a
stressed condition with a concentration of corrosive agents (e.g.,
chlorides, caustic, or reduced sulfer species). For successful operation
in water environments, residual and applied stresses must be mini-
mized and careful attention must be paid to continuous control of
water chemistry.
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PG-8.3
PG-7 FORGINGS
PG-7.1 Seamless steel drum forgings made in accord-
ance with SA-266 for Carbon-Steel and SA-336 for
Alloy Steel may be used for any part of a boiler for
which pressure vessel quality is specified or permitted.
PG-7.2 Forged flanges, fittings, nozzles, valves, and
other pressure parts of the boiler shall be of material
that conforms to one of the forging specifications as
listed in PG-9.
PG-7.3 Drums, shells, or domes may be of seamless
drawn construction, with or without integral heads,
provided the material conforms to the requirements of
the Code for shell material.
PG-8 CASTINGS
PG-8.1 Except for the limited usage permitted by PG-
8.2 and PG-8.3, cast material used in the construction of
vessels and vessel parts shall conform to one of the
specifications listed in PG-9 for which maximum allow-
able stress values are given in Tables 1A and 1B of
Section II, Part D. The allowable stress values shall
be multiplied by the applicable casting quality factor
given in PG-25 for all cast materials except cast iron.
When cast iron is used as allowed in PG-11.1 for
standard pressure parts, it shall conform to one of these
standards:
ASME B16.1, Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged
Fittings
ASME B16.4, Cast Iron Threaded Fittings
Material conforming to ASTM A 126 may be used
subject to all requirements of the particular standard.
Such usage is subject also to all the requirements for
the use of cast iron given in PG-8.2 and other paragraphs
of this Section.
PG-8.2 Cast Iron
PG-8.2.1 Cast iron shall not be used for nozzles
or flanges attached directly to the boiler for any pressure
or temperature.
PG-8.2.2 Cast iron as designated in SA-278, Gray
Iron Castings for Pressure-Containing Parts for Temper-
atures up to 650°F (343°C) may be used for boiler
and superheater connections under pressure, such as
pipe fittings, water columns, valves and their bonnets,
for pressures up to 250 psi (1720 kPa), provided the
steam temperature does not exceed 450°F (232°C).
PG-8.3 Cast Nodular Iron. Cast nodular iron as
designated in SA-395 may be used for boiler and
superheater connections under pressure, such as pipe
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fittings, water columns, and valves and their bonnets,
for pressures not to exceed 350 psi (2410 kPa), provided
the steam temperature does not exceed 450°F (232°C).
PG-8.4 Nonferrous. Bronze castings shall conform
to SB-61 and SB-62 and may be used only for the
following:
PG-8.4.1 For flanges and flanged or threaded
fittings complying with the pressure and temperature
requirements of ANSI B16.15 or B16.24, except that
such fittings shall not be used where steel or other
material is specifically required. Threaded fittings shall
not be used where flanged types are specified.
PG-8.4.2.1 For valves at allowable stress values
not to exceed those given in Table 1B of Section II,
Part D, with maximum allowable temperatures of 550°F
(288°C) for SB-61 and 406°F (208°C) for SB-62.
PG-8.4.2.2 For parts of safety valves or safety
relief valves subject to limitations of PG-67.7.
PG-9 PIPES, TUBES, AND PRESSURE
CONTAINING PARTS
Pipes, tubes, and pressure containing parts used in
boilers shall conform to one of the specifications listed
in this paragraph for which maximum allowable stresses
are given in Tables 1A and 1B of Section II, Part D.
The stress values given in these tables include the
applicable joint efficiency factor for welded pipes
and tubes.
Open-hearth, electric furnace, or basic oxygen steel
shall be used for boiler pressure parts exposed to the
fire or products of combustion. When used for internal
pressure, the material stress and dimensions shall meet
the appropriate requirements of PG-27 and Part PW
and be in accordance with the following:
98 PG-9.1 Boiler parts shall be of the following speci-
fications only:
SA-53 Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe (excluding
galvanized)
SA-105 Forgings, Carbon Steel, for Piping Compo-
nents
SA-106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temper-
ature Service
SA-178 Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel
Boiler Tubes
SA-181 Forged or Rolled Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged
Fittings, and Valves and Parts for General Service
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PG-9.2
SA-182 Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges,
Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-
Temperature Service (ferritic only)
SA-192 Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for High
Pressure Service
SA-209 Seamless Carbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel
Boiler and Superheater Tubes
SA-210 Seamless Medium Carbon Steel Boiler and
Superheater Tubes
SA-213 Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel
Boiler, Superheater and Heat Exchanger Tubes (fer-
ritic only)
SA-216 Carbon Steel Castings Suitable for Fusion
Welding for High-Temperature Service
SA-217 Alloy-Steel Castings for Pressure-Containing
Parts Suitable for High-Temperature Service
SA-226 Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel
Boiler and Superheater Tubes for High-Pressure
Service
SA-234 Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and
Alloy Steel for Moderate and Elevated Temperatures
SA-250 Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon-Molybde-
num Alloy Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes
SA-266 Carbon Steel Seamless Drum Forgings
SA-268 Seamless and Welded Ferritic Stainless Steel
Tubing for General Service
SA-335 Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High-
Temperature Service
SA-336 Alloy Steel Seamless Drum Forgings (fer-
ritic only)
SA-423 Seamless and Electric Welded Low Alloy
Steel Tubes
SA-660 Centrifugally Cast Carbon Steel Pipe for High-
Temperature Service
SA-731 Seamless, Welded Ferritic, and Martensitic
Stainless Steel Pipe
PG-9.2 Superheater parts shall be of any one of the 98
above specifications or one of the following: A99
SA-182 Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges,
Forged Fittings, and Valves and Plates for High-
Temperature Service
SA-213 Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy Steel
Boiler, Superheater and Heat Exchanger Tubes
SA-240 Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium and
Chromium-Nickel Steel Plates, Sheet and Strip for
Fusion-Welded Unfired Pressure Vessels
SA-249 Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater,
Heat Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes
SA-268 Seamless and Welded Ferritic Stainless Steel
Tubing for General Service
SA-312 Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless
Steel Pipe
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SA-336 Alloy Steel Seamless Drum Forgings
SA-351 Ferritic and Austenitic Steel Castings for
High-Temperature Service
SA-369 Ferritic Alloy Steel Forged and Bored Pipe
for High-Temperature Service
SA-376 Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Tem-
perature Central-Station Service
SA-731 Seamless, Welded Ferritic, and Martensitic
Stainless Steel Pipe
SB-163 Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser
and Heat Exchanger Tubes
SB-407 Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Seamless Pipe
and Tube
SB-408 Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Rod and Bar
SB-409 Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Plate, Sheet,
and Strip
SB-423 Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum Seam-
less Pipe and Tube
SB-424 Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper
Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
SB-425 Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper
Alloy Rod and Bar
SA-430 Austenitic Steel Forged and Bored Pipe for
High-Temperature Service
SA-479 Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Bars and
Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
SB-514 Welded Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Pipe
SB-515 Welded Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Tubes
SB-564 Nickel Alloy Forgings
PG-9.3 Except for the nonferrous materials listed in
PG-9.2, nonferrous pipe or tubes shall not be used in
the boiler proper for any service where the temperature
exceeds 406°F (208°C). Where permitted, copper and
copper alloys shall be seamless, having a thickness not
less than ANSI Schedule 40 standard pipe, and shall
comply to one of the following specifications: SB-42,
Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes; SB-43, Seamless
Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes; SB-75, Seamless Cop-
per Tube; or SB-111, Copper and Copper-Alloy Seam-
less Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock.
PG-9.4 Bimetallic tubes, having a core of an accept-
able boiler and superheater material, and having an
external cladding of another metal alloy, may be used
provided the requirements of PG-27.2.1.5 are met for
establishing minimum thickness of the core. The permis-
sible variation in wall thickness tolerance of SA-450
or SB-163, as applicable, shall apply to the total wall
thickness. The thickness and over and undertolerances
of the cladding shall be included in the ordering informa-
tion. Marking of the bimetallic tubular product shall
meet the specification requirements of the core material,
but shall also suitably identify the cladding alloy.
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PG-10.1.2.1
PG-10 MATERIAL IDENTIFIED WITH OR
PRODUCED TO A SPECIFICATION
NOT PERMITTED BY THIS
SECTION, AND MATERIAL NOT
FULLY IDENTIFIED
PG-10.1 Identified With Complete Certification
From the Material Manufacturer. Material identified
with a specification not permitted by this Section, or
material procured to chemical composition requirements
and identified to a single production lot as required
by a permitted specification may be accepted as satis-
fying the requirements of a specification permitted by
this Section provided the conditions set forth in PG-
10.1.1 or PG-10.1.2 are satisfied.
PG-10.1.1 Recertification by an organization other
than the boiler or part manufacturer:
PG-10.1.1.1 All requirements, including but not
limited to, melting method, melting practice, deoxida-
tion, quality, and heat treatment, of the specification
permitted by this Section, to which the material is to
be recertified, have been demonstrated to have been met.
PG-10.1.1.2 A copy of the certification by the ma-
terial manufacturer of the chemical analysis required by
the permitted specification, with documentation showing
the requirements to which the material was produced and
purchased, and which demonstrates that there is no conflict
with the requirements of the permitted specification, has
been furnished to the boiler or part manufacturer.
PG-10.1.1.3 A certification that the material
was manufactured and tested in accordance with the
requirements of the specification to which the material
is recertified, excluding the specific marking require-
ments, has been furnished to the boiler or part manufac-
turer, together with copies of all documents and test
reports pertinent to the demonstration of conformance
to the requirements of the permitted specification.
PG-10.1.1.4 The material, and the Certificate
of Compliance or the Material Test Report have been
identified with the designation of the specification to
which the material is recertified and with the notation
“Certified per PG-10.”
PG-10.1.2 Recertification by the boiler or part
manufacturer:
PG-10.1.2.1 A copy of the certification by the
material manufacturer of the chemical analysis required
by the permitted specification, with documentation
showing the requirements to which the material was
produced and purchased, which demonstrates that there
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evidence to that effect. Such parts shall be marked
with the name or trademark of the parts manufacturer
and with such other markings as will serve to identify
the particular parts with accompanying material identi-
fication. The Manufacturer of the completed boiler shall
satisfy himself that the part is suitable for the design
conditions specified for the completed boiler.
PG-11.3 Welded Standard Pressure Parts for Use
Other Than the Shell of a Vessel.5 Pressure parts
such as welded standard pipe fittings, caps, valves, and
flanges that are fabricated by one of the welding
processes recognized by this Section shall not require
inspection, mill test reports, or Manufacturers’ Partial
Data Reports provided.6
A99 PG-11.3.1 Standard pressure parts which comply
with some ASME product standard3 shall be made of
materials permitted by this Section or of materials
specifically listed in an ASME product standard accepted
and listed elsewhere in this Section but not of materials
specifically prohibited or beyond use limitations listed
in this Section. Standard pressure parts which comply
with a manufacturer’s standard3,4 shall be made of
materials permitted by this Section.
A99 PG-11.3.2 Welding for pressure parts which com-
ply with a manufacturer’s standard3,4 shall comply with
the requirements of PW-26 through PW-39. Welding
for pressure parts which comply with some ASME
product standard2 shall comply with the requirements
of PW-26 through PW-39 or, as a minimum, may
comply with the welding requirements of SA-234.
Markings where applicable, or certification by the parts
manufacturer where markings are not applicable shall
be accepted as evidence of compliance with the above
welding requirements. Such parts shall be marked as
required by PG-11.1.1.
PG-11.3.3 If radiographic examination or heat
treatment is required by the applicable rules of this
Section, it may be performed either in the plant of the
parts manufacturer or in the plant of the Manufacturer
of the completed vessel.
If the radiographic examination is done under the
control of the parts manufacturer, the completed radio-
graphs, properly identified, with a radiographic inspec-
tion report, shall be forwarded to the vessel manufacturer
and shall be available to the Authorized Inspector.
5 Fusion welded pipe for use as the shell of the vessel shall be
subject to the same requirements as a shell fabricated from plate,
including inspection at the point of manufacture and Manufacturers’
Partial Data Reports.
6 For requirements for welded water columns, see PW-42.
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PG-16.2.1
PG-11.3.4 If heat treatment is performed at the
plant of the parts manufacturer, certification by the
parts manufacturer that such treatment was performed
shall be accepted as evidence of compliance with
applicable Code paragraphs. This certification shall be
available to the Authorized Inspector. The Manufacturer
of the completed vessel shall satisfy himself that the
part is suitable for the design conditions specified for
the completed vessel.
PG-12 GAGE GLASS BODY AND
CONNECTOR MATERIALS
Gage glass body and connector materials shall comply
with a Manufacturer’s standard which defines the pres-
sure–temperature rating marked on the unit. The materi-
als used may include austenitic stainless steel.
PG-13 STAYS
Threaded stays shall be of steel complying with SA-
36 or SA-675.
Seamless steel tubes for threaded stays shall comply
with SA-192 or SA-210.
Staybolts, stays, through-rods, or stays with ends for
attachment by fusion welding shall comply with SA-
36 or SA-675.
DESIGN
PG-16 GENERAL
PG-16.1 The design of power boilers, high-tempera-
ture water boilers, and other pressure parts included
within the scope of these rules shall conform to the
general design requirements in the following paragraphs
and in addition to the specific requirements for design
given in the applicable Parts of this Section that pertain
to the methods of construction used.
PG-16.2 When the pressure parts of a forced-flow
steam generator with no fixed steam and waterline are
designed for different pressure levels as permitted in
PG-21.2, the owner shall provide or cause to be provided
a boiler pressure system design diagram, certified by
a Professional Engineer experienced in the mechanical
design of power plants, which supplies the following
information.
PG-16.2.1 The relative location of the various
pressure parts within the scope of Section I, with respect
to the path of water-steam flow.
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PG-16.2.2 A line showing the expected maximum
sustained pressure as described in PG-21.2, indicating
the expected variation in pressure along the path of
water-steam flow.
PG-16.2.3 The maximum allowable working pres-
sure of the various pressure parts.
PG-16.2.4 The location and set pressure of the
overpressure protection devices.
Copy of this diagram shall be attached to the Master
Data Report per PG-113.
PG-16.3 Minimum Thicknesses. The minimum
thickness of any boiler plate under pressure shall be
1⁄ in. (6 mm) except for electric boilers constructed
4 in Table PG-19 under the following conditions:
under the rules of Part PEB. The minimum thickness
of plates to which stays may be applied in other than
cylindrical outer shell plates shall be 5⁄16 (8 mm) in.
When pipe over NPS 5 (DN 125) is used in lieu of
plate for the shell of cylindrical components under
pressure, its minimum wall shall be 1⁄4 in. (6 mm).
PG-16.4 Undertolerance on Plates. Plate material
that is not more than 0.01 in. (0.3 mm) thinner than
that calculated from the formula may be used in Code
constructions provided the material specification permits
such plate to be furnished not more than 0.01 in.
(0.3 mm) thinner than ordered.
and tested in accordance with the Standard Practice
for Making a Hydrostatic Test on a Boiler Pressure
Part to Determine the Maximum Allowable Working
Pressure, given in A-22 or in such other manner as
the Committee may prescribe.
PG-19 COLD FORMING OF AUSTENITIC A99
MATERIALS
The cold formed areas of pressure-retaining compo-
nents manufactured of austenitic alloys shall be heat
treated for twenty minutes per thickness or for ten
minutes, whichever is greater, at the temperatures given
(a) The finishing-forming temperature is below the
minimum heat-treating temperature given in Table PG-
19; and
(b) The design metal temperature and the forming
strains exceed the limits shown in Table PG-19.
Forming strains shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Cylinders formed from plate:
%Strain p
50t
Rf
1−冢
Rf
Ro )
(b) Spherical or dished heads formed from plate:

)
PG-16.5 Undertolerance on Pipe and Tubes. Pipe
冢
75t Rf
or tube material shall not be ordered thinner than that %Strain p 1−
Rf Ro
calculated from the applicable formula of this Section.
The ordered material shall include provision for the
allowed manufacturing undertolerance as given in Sec- (c) Tube and pipe bends; the larger of:
tion II in the applicable pipe or tube specification.
100r
%Strain p
R
PG-17 FABRICATION BY A
COMBINATION OF METHODS or:
A boiler and parts thereof may be designed and
fabricated by a combination of the methods of fabrica-
tion given in this Section, provided the rules applying
%Strain p 冢 tA )
tA − t B
100

to the respective methods of fabrication are followed

and the boiler is limited to the service permitted by (d) Tube or pipe flares, swages, or upsets (see
the method of fabrication having the most restrictive Fig. PG-19); the larger of either the O.D. or I.D. hoop
requirements. strain, the axial strain, or the radial strain. The absolute
value of the largest strain is to be used as the basis
for evaluation.
PG-18 HYDROSTATIC DEFORMATION O.D. hoop strain:
TEST
(D − D f )
Where no rules are given and it is impossible to %Strain p 100
calculate with a reasonable degree of accuracy the D
strength of a boiler structure or any part thereof, a
full-sized sample shall be built by the Manufacturer I.D. hoop strain:

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TABLE PG-19 POST COLD-FORMING STRAIN LIMITS AND HEAT-TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS A99

Limitations in Higher
Limitations in Lower Temperature Range Temperature Range Minimum Heat-Treatment
Temperature When Design
For Design Temperature Temperature and Forming
And Forming For Design And Forming Strain Limits are
UNS But Less Than Strains Temperature Strains Exceeded
Grade Number Exceeding or Equal to Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding [Notes (3) and (4)]

304 S30400 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 1900°F

304H S30409 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
304N S30451 1075°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
309S S30908 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 2000°F
310H S31009 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 2000°F
310S S31008 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 2000°F
316 S31600 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
316H S31609 1075°F 1250°F 20% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
316N S31651 1075°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
321 S32100 1000°F 1250°F 15% [Note (5)] 1250°F 10% 1900°F
321H S32109 1000°F 1250°F 15% [Note (5)] 1250°F 10% 2000°F
347 S34700 1000°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
347H S34709 1000°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 2000°F
348 S34800 1000°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 1900°F
348H S34809 1000°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 2000°F
800 N08800 1100°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 1800°F
800H N08810 1100°F 1250°F 15% 1250°F 10% 2050°F

GENERAL NOTE. The limits shown are for cylinders formed from plates, spherical or dished heads formed from plate, and tube and pipe bends.
For flares, swages, and upsets, the forming strain limits shall be half those tabulated in this Table. When the forming strains cannot be calculated
as shown in PG-19, the forming strain limits shall be half those tabulated in this Table (see PG-19.1).
NOTES:
(1) Rate of cooling from heat-treatment temperature not subject to specific control limits.
(2) While minimum heat-treatment temperatures are specified, it is recommended that the heat-treatment temperature range be limited to
150°F above that minimum (250°F temperature range for 347, 347H, 348, and 348H).
(3) For simple bends of tubes or pipes whose outside diameter is less than 3.5 in., this limit is 20%.

(d − d f ) r p nominal outside radius of pipe or tube

%Strain p 100
d tA p measured average wall thickness of pipe or tube
tB p measured minimum wall thickness of the extra-
Axial strain: dos of the bend
D p original O.D. of the pipe or tube
(L − L f ) Df p O.D. of the pipe or tube after forming
%Strain p 100 d p original I.D. of the pipe or tube
L
df p I.D. of the pipe or tube after forming
Radial strain: L p original length of the “constant volume process
zone” for the tube or pipe in flaring, swaging,
(t − t f ) or upsetting forming operations
%Strain p 100 Lf p final length of the “constant volume process
t
zone” for the tube or pipe in flaring, swaging,
or upsetting forming operations
where
V p volume of the cylindrical process zone prior to
t p nominal thickness of the plate, pipe, or tube
forming; V p (␲ ⁄4)(D 2 − d 2 )
before forming
Vf p volume of the cylindrical process zone after
tf p nominal thickness of the cylindrical portion
forming; Vf p (␲ ⁄4)(Df 2 − d f2 )
after forming
V p Vf , i.e., forming is a constant volume process
Ro p original radius (equal to infinity for a flat plate)
R p nominal bending radius to centerline of pipe PG-19.1 When the forming strains cannot be calcu-
or tube lated as shown in PG-19, the manufacturer shall have

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A99 FIG. PG-19 COLD FORMING OPERATIONS FOR FLARING, SWAGING, AND UPSETTING OF TUBING
(The Above Illustrations Are Diagrammatic Only)

the responsibility to determine the maximum forming
strain. In such instances, the forming limits for flares,
swages, or upsets in Table PG-19 shall apply.
PG-21 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
WORKING PRESSURE
The maximum allowable working pressure is the
pressure determined by employing the allowable stress
values, design rules, and dimensions designated in this
Section.
Whenever the term maximum allowable working
pressure is used in this Section of the Code, it refers
to gage pressure, or the pressure above atmosphere in
pounds per square inch.
PG-21.1 No boiler, except a forced-flow steam gener-
ator with no fixed steam and water line that meets the
special provisions of PG-67, shall be operated at a

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of a weight at least equal to Schedule 80 in order to furnish is a segment of a sphere, shall be calculated by the
added mechanical strength. following formula:

Note 6: t p 5PL / 4.8S

yp a coefficient having values as follows:

where
Temperature, °F
tp minimum thickness of head, in.
900 1250 Pp maximum allowable working pressure, psi (hy-
and 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 and
drostatic head loading need not be included)
below above
Lp radius to which the head is dished, measured
Ferritic 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Austenitic 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7
on the concave side of the head, in.
Alloy 800 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 Sp maximum allowable working stress, psi, using
800H 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 values given in Table 1A of Section II, Part D.
825 0.4 0.4 0.4 ... ... ... ... ...
PG-29.2 The radius to which a head is dished shall
be not greater than the outside diameter of flanged
Values of y between temperatures listed may be determined
by interpolation. For nonferrous materials, y p 0.4.
portion of the head. Where two radii are used the
longer shall be taken as the value of L in the formula.

Note 7: PG-29.3 When a head dished to a segment of a

If pipe is ordered by its nominal wall thickness, as is custom-
ary in trade practice, the manufacturing tolerance on wall thick-
ness must be taken into account. After the minimum pipe wall
thickness t is determined by the formula, this minimum thick-
ness shall be increased by an amount sufficient to provide the
manufacturing tolerance allowed in the applicable pipe specifi-
cation. The next heavier commercial wall thickness may then
be selected from Standard thickness schedules as contained in
ASME B36.10M. The manufacturing tolerances are given in
the several pipe specifications listed in PG-9.
Note 8:
When computing the allowable pressure for a pipe of a defi-
nite minimum wall thickness, the value obtained by the formulas
may be rounded out to the next higher unit of 10.
Note 9:
Inside backing strips, when used at longitudinal welded joints,
shall be removed and the weld surface prepared for radiographic
examination as required. Inside backing rings may remain at
circumferential welded seams of cylinders provided such con-
struction complies with requirements of PW-41.
Note 10:
The maximum allowable working pressure P need not include
the hydrostatic head loading, PG-22, when used in this formula.
PG-29 DISHED HEADS
PG-29.1 The thickness of a blank unstayed dished
head with the pressure on the concave side, when it
sphere has a flanged-in manhole or access opening that
exceeds 6 in. (152 mm) in any dimension, the thickness
shall be increased by not less than 15% of the required
thickness for a blank head computed by the above
formula, but in no case less than 1⁄8 in. (3.2 mm)
additional thickness over a blank head. Where such a
dished head has a flanged opening supported by an
attached flue, an increase in thickness over that for a
blank head is not required. If more than one manhole
is inserted in a head, the thickness of which is calculated
by this rule, the minimum distance between the openings
shall be not less than one-fourth of the outside diameter
of the head.
PG-29.4 Except as otherwise provided for in PG-
29.3, PG-29.7, and PG-29.12, all openings which require
reinforcement, placed in a head dished to a segment
of a sphere, or in an ellipsoidal head, or in a full-
hemispherical head, including all types of manholes
except those of the integral flanged-in type, shall be
reinforced in accordance with the rules in PW-15 and
PW-16.
When so reinforced, the thickness of such a head
may be the same as for a blank unstayed head.
PG-29.5 Where the radius L to which the head is
dished is less than 80% of the diameter of the shell,
the thickness of a head with a flanged-in manhole
opening shall be at least that found by making L equal
to 80% of the diameter of the shell and with the added
thickness for the manhole. This thickness shall be the
minimum thickness of a head with a flanged-in manhole
opening for any form of head and the maximum

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feedwater to the boiler, at a pressure higher than the
set pressure of PG-67.4.3.2.2, but less than 20% above
the maximum allowable working pressure as shown in
the master stamping (PG-106.3).
PG-67.4.3.3 There shall be not less than two
spring-loaded safety valves and the total rated relieving
capacity of the spring-loaded safety valves shall be not
less than 10% of the maximum designed steaming
capacity of the boiler as determined by the Manufacturer.
These spring-loaded safety valves may be set above
the maximum allowable working pressure of the parts
to which they are connected but shall be set such that
the valves will lift at a pressure no higher than 20%
above the maximum allowable working pressure as
shown in the master stamping (PG-106.3).
PG-67.4.3.4 At least two of these spring-loaded
safety valves shall be equipped with a device that
directly transmits the valve stem lift action to controls
that will stop the flow of fuel and feedwater to the
boiler. The control circuitry to accomplish this shall
be arranged in a “fail-safe” manner (see Note).
NOTE: “Fail-safe” shall mean a circuitry arranged as either of the
following:
(1) Energize to trip: There shall be at least two separate and
independent trip circuits served by two power sources, to initiate
and perform the trip action. One power source shall be a continuously
charged dc battery. The second source shall be an ac-to-dc converter
connected to the dc system to charge the battery and capable of
performing the trip action. The trip circuits shall be continuously
monitored for availability.
It is not mandatory to duplicate the mechanism that actually
stops the flow of fuel and feedwater.
(2) De-energize to trip: If the circuits are arranged in such a
way that a continuous supply of power is required to keep the
circuits closed and operating and such that any interruption of power
supply will actuate the trip mechanism, then a single trip circuit
and single power supply will be enough to meet the requirements
of this subparagraph.
PG-67.4.3.5 The power supply for all controls
and devices required by PG-67.4.3 shall include at least
one source contained within the same plant as the
boiler and which is arranged to actuate the controls
and devices continuously in the event of failure or
interruption of any other power sources.
PG-67.4.4 When stop valves are installed in the
water-steam flow path between any two sections of a
forced-flow steam generator with no fixed steam and
waterline:
PG-67.4.4.1 The power-actuated pressure reliev-
ing valve(s) required by PG-67.4.1 shall also receive
a control impulse to open when the maximum allowable
working pressure of the component, having the lowest
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pressure level upstream to the stop valve, is exceeded;
and
PG-67.4.4.2 The spring-loaded safety valves
shall be located to provide the pressure protection
requirements in PG-67.4.2 or PG-67.4.3.
PG-67.4.5 A reliable pressure-recording device
shall always be in service and records kept to provide
evidence of conformity to the above requirements.
PG-67.5 All safety valves or safety relief valves
shall be so constructed that the failure of any part
cannot obstruct the free and full discharge of steam
and water from the valve. Safety valves shall be of
the direct spring-loaded pop type, with seat inclined
at any angle between 45 deg. and 90 deg., inclusive,
to the center line of the spindle. The coefficient of
discharge of safety valves shall be determined by actual
steam flow measurements at a pressure not more than
3% above the pressure at which the valve is set to
blow and when adjusted for blowdown in accordance
with PG-72. The valves shall be credited with capacities
as determined by the provisions of PG-69.2.
Safety valves or safety relief valves may be used
which give any opening up to the full discharge capacity
of the area of the opening of the inlet of the valve
(see PG-69.5), provided the movement of the steam
safety valve is such as not to induce lifting of water
in the boiler.
Deadweight or weighted lever safety valves or safety
relief valves shall not be used.
For high-temperature water boilers safety relief valves
shall be used. Such valves shall have a closed bonnet.
For purposes of selection the capacity rating of such
safety relief valves shall be expressed in terms of actual
steam flow determined on the same basis as for safety
valves. In addition the safety relief valves shall be
capable of satisfactory operation when relieving water
at the saturation temperature corresponding to the pres-
sure at which the valve is set to blow.
PG-67.6 A safety valve or safety relief valve over
NPS 3 (DN 80), used for pressures greater than 15
psig (103 kPa), shall have a flanged inlet connection
or a weld-end inlet connection. The dimensions of
flanges subjected to boiler pressure shall conform to
the applicable American National Standards as given
in PG-42. The facing shall be similar to those illustrated
in the Standard.
PG-67.7 Safety valves or safety relief valves may
have bronze parts complying with either SB-61 or
SB-62, provided the maximum allowable stresses and
temperatures do not exceed the values given in Table
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to the aggregate areas of inlet connections of all of
the safety valves or safety relief valves to be attached
thereto. An internal collecting pipe, splash plate, or
pan may be used, provided the total area for inlet of
steam thereto is not less than twice the aggregate areas
of the inlet connections of the attached safety valves.
The holes in such collecting pipes shall be at least 1⁄4
in. (6 mm) in diameter and the least dimension in any
other form of opening for inlet of steam shall be 1⁄4
in. (6 mm).
Such dimensional limitations to operation for steam
need not apply to steam scrubbers or driers provided
the net free steam inlet area of the scrubber or drier
is at least 10 times the total area of the boiler outlets
for the safety valves.
PG-71.8 If safety valves are attached to a separate
steam drum or dome, the opening between the boiler
proper and the steam drum or dome shall be not less
than required by PG-71.7.
PG-72 OPERATION
98 PG-72.1 Safety valves shall be designed and con-
structed to operate without chattering and to attain full
lift at a pressure no greater than 3% above their set
pressure. After blowing down, all valves set at pressures
of 375 psi or greater shall close at a pressure not
lower than 96% of their set pressure, except that all
drum valves installed on a single boiler may be set
to reseat at a pressure not lower than 96% of the set
pressure of the lowest set drum valve. All valves set
at pressures below 375 psi shall have a blowdown not
greater than that specified in the following table:
Set Pressure, psi Maximum Blowdown
< 67 4 psi
≥ 67 and ≤ 250 6% of set pressure
> 250 and < 375 15 psi
The minimum blowdown for all safety or safety
relief valves shall be 2 psi (13.8 kPa) or 2% of the
set pressure, whichever is greater.
Safety valves used on forced-flow steam generators
with no fixed steam and waterline, and safety relief
valves used on high-temperature water boilers may be
set and adjusted to close after blowing down not more
than 10% of the set pressure. The valves for these
special uses must be so adjusted and marked by the
manufacturer.
98 PG-72.2 The popping point tolerance plus or minus
shall not exceed that specified in the following table:
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Tolerance, plus or minus
Set Pressure, psi from set pressure
≤ 70 2 psi
> 70 and ≤ 300 3% of set pressure
> 300 and ≤ 1000 10 psi
> 1000 1% of set pressure
PG-72.3 The spring in a safety valve or safety relief
valve shall not be reset for any pressure more than
5% above or below that for which the valve is marked
unless the new setting is within the spring design range
established by the manufacturer or is determined to be
acceptable to the manufacturer.
If the set pressure is to be adjusted within the limits
specified above, the adjustment shall be performed by
the manufacturer, his authorized representative, or an
assembler. An additional valve data tag identifying the
new set pressure, capacity, and date shall be furnished
and installed, and the valve shall be resealed.
PG-72.4 If the set pressure of a valve is changed
so as to require a new spring, the spring shall be
acceptable to the manufacturer. The spring installation
and valve adjustment shall be performed by the manu-
facturer, his authorized representative, or an assembler.
A new nameplate as described in PG-110 shall be
furnished and installed, and the valve shall be resealed.
PG-73 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
FOR SAFETY AND SAFETY
RELIEF VALVES
PG-73.1 Mechanical Requirements
PG-73.1.1 The design shall incorporate guiding
arrangements necessary to insure consistent operation
and tightness.
PG-73.1.2 The spring shall be designed so that
the full lift spring compression shall be no greater than
80% of the nominal solid deflection. The permanent
set of the spring (defined as the difference between
the free height and height measured 10 min after the
spring has been compressed solid three additional times
after presetting at room temperature) shall not exceed
0.5% of the free height.
PG-73.1.3 To provide a means for verifying
whether it is free, each safety valve or safety relief
valve shall have a substantial lifting device, which
when activated will release the seating force on the
disk when the valve is subjected to pressure of at least
75% of the set pressure. The lifting device shall be
such that it cannot lock or hold the valve disk in lifted
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position when the exterior lifting force is released.
Disks of safety relief valves used on high-temperature
water boilers shall not be lifted while the temperature
of the water exceeds 200°F (93°C). If it is desired to
lift the valve disk to assure that it is free, this shall
be done when the valve is subjected to a pressure of
at least 75% of the set pressure. For high-temperature
water boilers, the lifting mechanism shall be sealed
against leakage.
PG-73.1.4 The seat of a safety valve shall be
fastened to the body of the valve in such a way that
there is no possibility of the seat lifting.
PG-73.1.5 A body drain below seat level shall be
provided in the valve and this drain shall not be plugged
during or after field installation. For valves exceeding
NPS 21⁄2 (DN 65), the drain hole or holes shall be
tapped not less than NPS 3⁄8 (DN 10). For valves of
NPS 21⁄2 (DN 65) or smaller, the drain hole shall not
be less than 1⁄4 in. (6 mm) in diameter.
PG-73.1.6 In the design of the body of the valve,
consideration shall be given to minimizing the effects
of water deposits.
PG-73.1.7 Valves having screwed inlet or outlet
connections shall be provided with wrenching surfaces
to allow for normal installation without damaging op-
erating parts.
PG-73.1.8 Means shall be provided in the design
of all valves for use under this Section, for sealing all
external adjustments. Seals shall be installed by the
manufacturer, his authorized representative, or an assem-
bler at the time of the initial adjustment. After spring
replacement and /or subsequent adjustment, the valve
shall be resealed. Seals shall be installed in such a
manner as to prevent changing the adjustment without
breaking the seal and, in addition, shall serve as a
means of identifying the manufacturer, his authorized
representative, or the assembler making the adjustment.
PG-73.2 Material Selections
PG-73.2.1 Cast iron seats and disks are not per-
mitted.
PG-73.2.2 Adjacent sliding surfaces such as guides
and disks or disk holders shall both be of corrosion
resistant material. Springs of corrosion resistant material
or having a corrosion resistant coating are required.
The seats and disks of safety valves or safety relief
valves shall be of suitable material to resist corrosion
by the lading fluid.
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PG-73.3.3
NOTE: The degree of corrosion resistance, appropriate to the intended
service, shall be a matter of agreement between the manufacturer
and the purchaser.
PG-73.2.3 Materials used in bodies and bonnets
or yokes shall be listed in Section II, Parts A and B,
and identfied in Tables 1A and 1B of Section II, Part
D, as permitted for Section I construction. Materials
used in nozzles, disks, and other parts contained within
the external structure of the safety or safety relief
valves shall be one of the following categories:
(1) listed in ASME Section II;
(2) listed in ASTM Specifications (see Note
below);
(3) controlled by the manufacturer of the safety
or safety relief valve by a specification insuring control
of chemical and physical properties and quality at least
equivalent to ASTM Standards (see Note below).
NOTE: It shall be the manufacturer’s responsibility to insure that
the allowable stresses at temperature meet the requirements of Section
II, Part D, Appendix 1, Nonmandatory Basis for Establishing Stress
Values in Tables 1A and 1B.
PG-73.3 Inspection of Manufacturing and /or As-
sembly
PG-73.3.1 A manufacturer shall demonstrate to
the satisfaction of an ASME designee that his manufac-
turing, production, and test facilities and quality control
procedures will insure close agreement between the
performance of random production samples and the
performance of those valves submitted for capacity
certification.
PG-73.3.2 Manufacturing, assembly, inspection,
and test operations including capacity, are subject to
inspections at any time by an ASME designee.
PG-73.3.3 A Manufacturer or assembler may be
granted permission to apply the V Code Symbol to
production pressure relief valves capacity-certified in
accordance with PG-69, provided the following tests
are successfully completed. This permission shall expire
on the fifth anniversary of the date it is initially granted.
This permission may be extended for 5 year periods
if the following tests are successfully repeated within
the 6 month period before expiration.
(1) Two sample production pressure relief valves
of a size and capacity within the capability of an
ASME accepted laboratory shall be selected by an
ASME designee.
(2) Operational and capacity tests shall be con-
ducted in the presence of an ASME designee at an
ASME accepted laboratory. The valve manufacturer or
assembler shall be notified of the time of the test and
may have representatives present to witness the test.
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(3) Should any valve fail to relieve at or above
its certified capacity or should it fail to meet performance
requirements of this Section, the test shall be repeated
at the rate of two replacement valves, selected in
accordance with PG-73.3.3(1), for each valve that failed.
(4) Failure of any of the replacement valves to
meet capacity or the performance requirements of this
Section shall be cause for revocation within 60 days
of the authorization to use the Code symbol on that
particular type of valve. During this period, the Manu-
facturer or assembler shall demonstrate the cause of
such deficiency and the action taken to guard against
future occurrence, and the requirements of PG-73.3.3
above shall apply.
98 PG-73.3.4 Use of the Code Symbol Stamp by an
A99 assembler indicates the use of original unmodified
parts in strict accordance with the instructions of the
manufacturer of the valve. However, an assembler may
convert original finished parts by machining to another
finished part for a specific application under the follow-
ing conditions:
(a) Conversions shall be specified by the Manufac-
turer. Drawings and/or written instructions used for
part conversion shall be obtained from the Manufacturer
and shall include a drawing or description of the
converted part before and after machining.
(b) The Assembler’s quality control system, as ac-
cepted by a representative from an ASME designated
organization, must describe in detail the conversion of
original parts, provisions for inspection and acceptance,
personnel training, and control of current Manufacturer’s
drawings and/or written instructions.
(c) The Assembler must document each use of a
converted part.
(d) The Assembler must demonstrate to the Manufac-
turer the ability to perform each type of conversion.
The Manufacturer shall document all authorizations
granted to perform part conversions. The Manufacturer
and Assembler shall maintain a file of such authoriza-
tions.
(e) At least annually a review shall be performed
by the Manufacturer of an Assembler’s system and
machining capabilities. The Manufacturer shall docu-
ment the results of these reviews. A copy of this
documentation shall be kept on file by the Assembler.
The review results shall be made available to a represen-
tative from an ASME designated organization.
PG-73.3.5 In addition to the requirements of PG-
110, the same plate marking shall include the name
of the Manufacturer and the assembler. The Code
Symbol Stamp shall be that of the assembler.
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NOTE: Within the requirements of PG-73.3 and PG-73.4, a manufac-
turer is defined as a person or organization who is completely
responsible for design, material selection, capacity certification, manu-
facture of all component parts, assembly, testing, sealing, and shipping
of safety and safety relief valves certified under this Section.
An assembler is defined as a person or organization who purchases
or receives from a manufacturer the necessary component parts or
valves and assembles, adjusts, tests, seals, and ships safety or safety
relief valves certified under this Section at a geographical location
other than and using facilities other than those used by the manufac-
turer.
PG-73.4 Testing by Manufacturers or Assemblers
PG-73.4.1 Valves exceeding 1 in. (DN 25) inlet
size or 300 psig (2070 kPa) set pressure shall meet
the following requirements. Primary pressure containing
cast and welded parts of pressure relief valves shall
be tested at a pressure at 1.5 times the design pressure
of the parts. These tests shall be conducted after all
machining operations to the parts have been completed.
There shall be no visible signs of leakage.
Closed bonnet pressure relief valves designed for
discharge to a closed system shall be tested with a
minimum of 30 psig (207 kPa) air or other gas in the
secondary pressure zone. There shall be no visible signs
of leakage.
PG-73.4.2 Every valve shall be tested with steam
by the manufacturer or assembler to demonstrate the
popping point, blowdown, tightness, and pressure con-
taining integrity. Valves beyond the capability of pro-
duction test facilities may be shop tested with air,
provided required field tests and applicable adjustments
are made.
PG-73.4.3 A seat tightness test shall be conducted
at maximum expected operating pressure, but at a
pressure not exceeding the reseating pressure of the
valve. When being tested, a valve exhibiting no visible
signs of leakage shall be considered adequately tight.
PG-73.4.4 A manufacturer or assembler shall have
a documented program for the application, calibration,
and maintenance of test gages.
PG-73.4.5 Testing time on steam valves shall be
sufficient to assure that test results are repeatable and
representative of field performance.
PG-73.4.6 Test fixtures and test drums, where
applicable, shall be of adequate size and capacity to
assure that the observed set pressure is consistent with
the stamped set pressure within the tolerance required
by PG-72.2.
PG-73.5 Design Requirements. At the time of sub-
mission of valves for capacity certification or testing
in accordance with PG-69, the ASME designee has
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the authority to review design for conformity with the
requirements of this Section and to reject or require
modification of designs which do not conform, prior
to capacity testing.
FABRICATION
PG-75 GENERAL
The fabrication of boilers and parts thereof shall
conform to the general fabrication requirements in the
following paragraphs and in addition to the specific
requirements for fabrication in the Parts of this Section
that pertain to the methods of construction used.
PG-76 CUTTING PLATES AND OTHER
STOCK
PG-76.1 Plates may be cut by machining, punching,
shearing, or cutting by the electric arc or gas process,
providing enough metal is left at any unfinished edges
to meet the requirements of PG-79.
PG-76.2 When end faces of nozzle or manhole necks
are to remain unwelded in the completed vessel, these
end faces shall not be cut by shearing unless at least
1⁄ in. (3.2 mm) of additional metal is removed by any
8 first obtained for the method and extent of repairs.
method that will produce a smooth finish.
PG-77 PLATE IDENTIFICATION
PG-77.1 When the boiler is completed, there shall
remain visible on shell plates, furnace sheets, and heads,
one group of the plate manufacturer’s stamps, consisting
of the manufacturer’s name, plate identification number,
material specification number with grade, class, and
type as appropriate, except that heads containing tube
holes and buttstraps shall have visible at least a sufficient
portion of such stamps for identification.
PG-77.2 It is permissible for an authorized representa-
tive of the boiler Manufacturer to transfer the markings
on the plate provided a record is made of such transfer.
In lieu of the above and PG-77.1, identification may
be by applying a coded marking traceable to the original
required markings or by recording the required markings
using methods such as material tabulations or as built
sketches which assure identification of each piece of
material during fabrication and subsequent identification
in the completed boiler. Such transfers of markings
shall be made prior to cutting, except that the Manufac-
turer may transfer markings immediately after cutting,
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provided the control of these transfers is described
in his written Quality Control System (A-300). The
procedure for making such transfer shall be acceptable
to the Authorized Inspector.
PG-77.3 An authorized representative of the plate
manufacturer may duplicate the required stamping on
any material wherever located.
PG-77.4 When plate specification heat treatments are
not performed by the mill, they shall be performed by
or under the control of the fabricator, who shall then
place the letter “T” following the letter “G” in the
mill plate marking (see SA-20) to indicate that the
material specification heat treatments have been per-
formed. The fabricator shall also show by a supplement
to the appropriate Mill Test Report that the specified
heat treatment has been performed.
PG-78 REPAIRS OF DEFECTS IN
MATERIALS
Defects in material may be repaired by the boiler
Manufacturer provided acceptance by the Inspector is
Material that cannot be satisfactorily repaired shall be
rejected.
PG-79 TUBE HOLES AND ENDS
Tube holes shall be drilled full size from the solid
plate, or they may be punched at least 1⁄2 in. (13 mm)
smaller in diameter than full size, and then drilled,
reamed, or finished full size with a rotating cutter. The
thermal- or plasma-arc cut holes, when made, shall be
sufficiently smaller in diameter than full size, such that
subsequent machining to full size shall completely
remove all metal whose mechanical and metallurgical
properties have been affected as a result of the thermal-
or plasma-arc cutting. Tube holes may be counterbored
where the metal is thicker than that required to get a
proper bearing by expanding, so as to form narrow
seats into which the tube ends can be properly expanded,
provided there is space available to permit a proper
amount of flare of the tube end.
The sharp edges of tube holes shall be taken off on
both sides of the plate with a file or other tool.
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Section. After stamping, verifying that the stamping is
correct and that the nameplate, if used, has been properly
attached. (PG-106, PG-108, PG-109, PW-1.2.5)
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PG-90.3 The Manufacturer is responsible for the
preparation of design calculations to show compliance
with the rules of Section I and his signature on the
Manufacturers’ Data Report Form shall be considered
to include certification that has been done. The Manufac-
turer shall make available such design calculations as
the Authorized Inspector may request. The Authorized
Inspector has the duty to review a selected number
of the Manufacturer’s design calculations to verify
compliance with Section I.
PG-91 QUALIFICATION OF INSPECTORS
The inspection required by this Section shall be
by an Inspector employed by an ASME accredited
Authorized Inspection Agency,20 that is, the inspection
organization of a state or municipality of the United
States, a Canadian province, or of an insurance company
authorized to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance.
These Inspectors shall have been qualified by written
examination under the rules of any state of the United
States or province of Canada which has adopted the
Code.
98 PG-99 HYDROSTATIC TEST
A99
Hydrostatic testing of the completed boiler unit shall
be conducted in accordance with the following require-
ments:
After a boiler has been completed (see PG-104), it
shall be subjected to pressure tests using water at no
less than ambient temperature, but in no case less than
70°F (21°C). At no time during the hydrostatic test
shall any part of the boiler be subjected to a general
primary membrane stress greater than 90% of its yield
strength (0.2% offset) at test temperature. The primary
membrane stress to which the boiler components are
subjected during hydrostatic testing shall be taken into
account when designing the components. When the
boiler is completed in the Manufacturer’s shop without
boiler external piping, subsequent hydrostatic testing
of the boiler external piping shall be the responsibility
of any holder of a valid “S,” “A,” or “PP” stamp. The
safety valves need not be included in the hydrostatic
test. The tests shall be made in two stages in this
sequence:
20 Whenever
Authorized Inspection Agency or AIA is used in this
Code, it shall mean an ASME Accredited Authorized Inspection
Agency.
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PG-99.1 Hydrostatic pressure tests shall be applied
by raising the pressure gradually to 11⁄2 times the
maximum allowable working pressure as shown on the
data report to be stamped on the boiler. The pressure
shall be under proper control at all times so that the
required test pressure is never exceeded by more than
6%. Close visual inspection for leakage is not required
during this stage.
PG-99.2 The hydrostatic test pressure may then be
reduced to the maximum allowable working pressure,
as shown on the Data Report, to be stamped on the
boiler and maintained at this pressure while the boiler
is carefully examined. The metal temperature shall not
exceed 120°F (49°C) during the close examination.
PG-99.3 A completed forced-flow steam generator
with no fixed steam and waterline, having pressure
parts designed for different pressure levels along the
path of water-steam flow, shall be subjected to a
hydrostatic pressure test by the above procedure (PG-
99.1 and PG-99.2) based upon:
PG-99.3.1 For the first stage test (PG-99.1) a
hydrostatic test pressure of not less than 11⁄2 times the
maximum allowable working pressure at the superheater
outlet as shown in the master stamping (PG-106.3) but
no less than 11⁄4 times the maximum allowable working
pressure of any part of the boiler.
PG-99.3.2 For the second stage test (PG-99.2) the
hydrostatic test pressure may be reduced to not less
than the maximum allowable working pressure at the
superheater outlet.
A99
PG-99.3.3 DELETED
PG-99.4 Test Gages
PG-99.4.1 An indicating gage, visible to the opera-
tor controlling the pressure applied, shall be connected
to the pressure parts. Hydrostatic head on the gage shall
be considered depending on the location of the gage.
PG-99.4.2 Dial pressure gages used in testing shall
preferably have dials graduated over their entire range
of about double the intended maximum test pressure,
but in no case shall the range be less than 11⁄2 times
that pressure. The spacing between graduations shall
be such that the inspector and the operator controlling
the test shall be able to determine when the required
test pressure has been applied. Digital pressure gages
having a wider range of pressure readings may be used
provided the readings give the same or greater degree
of accuracy as obtained with dial pressure gages.
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PG-100 HYDROSTATIC DEFORMATION
TEST
Where no rules are given and it is impossible to
calculate with a reasonable degree of accuracy the
strength of a boiler structure or any part thereof, a
full-sized sample shall be built by the Manufacturer
and tested in accordance with the Standard Practice
for Making a Hydrostatic Test on a Boiler Pressure
Part to Determine the Maximum Allowable Working
Pressure, given in A-22 or in such other manner as
the Committee may prescribe.
CERTIFICATION BY STAMPING AND
DATA REPORTS
PG-101 HEATING SURFACE
COMPUTATION
PG-101.1 For the stamping required by PG-106, the
heating surface shall be computed as follows:
PG-101.1.1 Heating surface, as part of a circulating
system in contact on one side with water or wet steam
being heated and on the other side with gas or refractory
being cooled, shall be measured on the side receiv-
ing heat.
PG-101.1.2 Boiler heating surface and other equiv-
alent surface outside the furnace shall be measured
circumferentially plus any extended surface.
PG-101.1.3 Waterwall heating surface and other
equivalent surface within the furnace shall be measured
as the projected tube area (diameter × length) plus any
extended surface on the furnace side. In computing the
heating surface for this purpose, only the tubes, fire-
boxes, shells, tubesheets, and the projected area of
headers need to be considered, except that for vertical
firetube steam boilers only that portion of the tube
surface up to the middle of the gage glass is to be
computed.
PG-104 GENERAL
98 PG-104.1 The completed boiler unit includes all
piping and piping components as defined in the Pre-
amble.
The Manufacturer (see Note 1 below) of any complete
boiler unit to be stamped with the Code symbol has
the responsibility of assuring through proper Code
certification that all work performed by him or others
responsible to him complies with all requirements of
the Code, including design, construction, materials, and
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workmanship. With the exception of field installed
boiler external piping, when some portions of a complete
boiler unit are supplied by, or Code work is performed
by others not responsible to the Manufacturer, the
Manufacturer has the duty of obtaining from these
other organizations their proper Code certification, cov-
ering such portions of work.
When the Manufacturer furnishes a shop assembled
boiler which is complete except for boiler external
piping, and the boiler has been hydrostatically tested
in the shop and properly stamped with the Manufactur-
er’s “S” symbol, the subsequent installation in the field
of the external piping within the scope of Section I is
not by itself considered “field assembly of the boiler”
(see Note 2 below).
No Manufacturer or assembler may accept Code
responsibility for work which falls within the scope of
the Code, that is performed by workmen employed by
any other organization, except through proper Code
certification. The responsibilities set forth herein relate
only to Code compliance and are not to be construed
as involving contractual relations or legal liabilities.
NOTE 1: Boiler Manufacturer or Manufacturer as used in PG-104 or
other paragraphs referenced to this Note may also be an Engineering-
Contractor organization with or without fabricating facilities, but
having the capability of providing a design specification that estab-
lishes the pressure and temperature conditions for each component
of a complete boiler unit and of assembling the fabricated parts in
the field with authorization from the Society to use the Code symbol
stamp “S” in accordance with the Code provisions in PG-105.3.
NOTE 2: When boiler external piping within the scope of Section
I is furnished by other than the boiler Manufacturer, the boiler
Manufacturer is not responsible for the Code certification of such
piping. The organizations which furnish and which install such
external piping by welding shall furnish proper Code certification
(PG-104.2) for such piping including Manufacturer’s Data Report
Form P-4A as required by PG-112.2.5 and PG-112.3.
PG-104.2 Proper Code certification refers to the
furnishing of stamping and Data Reports as evidence
to establish the following.
PG-104.2.1 The organization which performed that
portion of the work held an appropriate Certificate of
Authorization.
PG-104.2.2 By signing and furnishing the appro-
priate data report, that organization certified compliance
with Code rules for that portion of the work.
PG-104.2.3 By proper use of the Code symbol
stamp, that organization identified the portions of the
work covered by its Data Report Form.
PG-104.2.4 By countersignature on the same Data
Report a qualified Inspector confirmed that portion of
the work complied with applicable Code rules.
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PG-105.5 Code Construction Before Receipt of

Certificate of Authorization. When used to demon-
strate his quality control system, a Manufacturer may
start fabricating Code items before receipt of a Certifi-
cate of Authorization to use a Code symbol stamp
under the following conditions.
(1) The fabrication is done with the participation of
the Authorized Inspector and is subject to his acceptance.
(2) The activity shall have been performed in confor-
mance with the applicant’s accepted quality control
system.
(3) The item is stamped with the appropriate Code
symbol and certified once the applicant receives his
Certificate of Authorization from the Society. FIG. PG-106 FORM OF STAMPING

PG-105.6 Regulations on Use of Code Symbol

Stamps. The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee
may at any time make such regulations concerning the
issuance and use of Code symbol stamps as it deems
appropriate, and all such regulations shall become bind-
ing upon the holders of any valid Certificates of Authori-
zation.
PG-106 STAMPING OF BOILERS
PG-106.1 The Manufacturer shall stamp each boiler,
superheater, waterwall, or steel economizer constructed
in compliance with this Section in the presence of the
Authorized Inspector, after the hydrostatic test, in the
shop of the Manufacturer, except that in cases where
boilers, superheaters, waterwalls, or steel economizers
are not completed and hydrostatically tested before
shipment, proper stamping shall be applied at the shop
and the data reports required in PG-112 and PG-113
shall be signed by the same or different Inspectors
who shall indicate the portions of the inspections made
at the shop and the field. The stamping shall consist
of the appropriate Code symbol shown in Fig. PG-
105.1 which shall be put on each piece of equipment
listed above in the locations specified in PG-111, except
as provided in PG-106.2.
PG-106.2 When the watertube boiler is arranged
integrally with its economizer, superheater and /or
waterwalls, the stamping required in PG-106.1 for such
parts as are fabricated by the Manufacturer of the boiler
may be combined into a single stamping located as
specified in PG-111.5. Identifying marks shall be placed
on all headers as required in PG-111.10, PG-111.11,
and PG-111.12.
PG-106.3 For forced-flow steam generators with no
fixed steam and waterline, consisting of groups of
pressure parts or components designed at several differ-
ent levels of maximum allowable working pressures
(PG-21), the stamping, required in PG-106.1 for such
parts as are fabricated by the Manufacturer of the
boiler, shall be combined into a single stamping. In
addition, whichever Manufacturer (see PG-104, Note
1) has the responsibility for assurance of Code certifica-
tion for a completed boiler unit, that Manufacturer shall
provide a master stamping for the complete unit which
shall show the maximum allowable working (minimum
design) pressure at the superheater outlet as determined
by the Manufacturer as item PG-106.4.1(3). In no case
shall the master stamping pressure be more than the
maximum allowable working pressure of any part of
the unit, excluding the steam piping between the boiler
and the prime mover. The master stamping shall be
located as required in PG-111.5.2.
PG-106.4 In addition to the symbol, the following
items shall also be stamped with letters and figures at
least 5⁄16 in. (8 mm) high [ 5⁄32 in. (4 mm) on miniature
boilers if necessary], arranged as shown in Fig. PG-106.
PG-106.4.1 Items on Boilers
(1) Manufacturer’s serial number
(2) Certified by (Name of Manufacturer)
(3) Maximum allowable working pressure when
built
(4) Heating surface (or kilowatt power input for
electric boilers)
(5) Year built
(6) Maximum designed steaming capacity, lb /hr
(or, for high-temperature water boilers, maximum de-
signed output, Btu / hr)
PG-106.4.2 Items on Waterwalls, Superheaters,
or Steel Economizers
(1) Manufacturer’s serial number

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(2) Certified by (Name of Manufacturer)
(3) Maximum allowable working pressure when
built
(4) Heating surface in square feet (not required
for integral superheaters) (rated Btu per hour absorption
for an isolable economizer)
(5) For independently fired superheaters, heating
surface in square feet or the minimum safety valve
discharge capacity in lbs. of steam per hour calculated
from the maximum expected heat absorption (as deter-
mined by the Manufacturer) in Btu/hr, divided by 1,000.
PG-106.5 For boilers with no pressure retaining part
larger than 16 in. (406 mm) O.D., or for equipment
operating at temperatures above 800°F (427°C), a cast,
etched, or stamped metallic nameplate may be used to
provide the data required by PG-106 instead of stamping
directly on the pressure retaining material. This plate
shall be securely attached to the item it describes. If
the attachment is by welding, the welding shall meet
the requirements of this Section. The Authorized Inspec-
tor shall witness the stamping of the Code symbol and
verify that the nameplate has been attached.
PG-106.6 Each Manufacturer shall furnish, in addi-
tion, a metallic plate or plates on which the above
data are reproduced for all the items manufactured by
him, except when the original stampings are so located
on the completed (or assembled) boiler unit that all
will be readily visible from one place on the operating
floor or platform. These plates, if used, shall be located
as specified in PG-111.13. All data on such additional
plates, including the Code symbol, shall be cast, etched,
or stamped and this marking need not be witnessed
by an Authorized Inspector. The letters and figures
on these nameplates shall be not less than 5⁄32 in.
(4 mm) high.
PG-106.7 When the Manufacturer is an Engineering
Contractor (see PG-104, Note 1), the Engineering Con-
tractor shall provide a metallic master stamping plate
or plates. The letters and figures on this plate shall be
not less than 5⁄32 in. (4 mm) high. This plate shall
include, in addition to the Code symbol, all the data
required by PG-106.4. Such data, except the Code
symbol, may be cast, etched, or stamped on this plate.
The Code symbol shall be stamped. The stamping of
the master stamping plate with the Code symbol shall
be in the presence of the Authorized Inspector after
the Inspector has examined the Design Specification
for the complete boiler unit, verified the plate data,
and is satisfied that the Engineering Contractor has
provided for the construction of a complete boiler
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unit. The Inspector shall then sign the Certification of
Engineering Contractor portion of Form P-3A.
The master stamping plate shall be located on the
boiler as specified in PG-111.13 by the boiler Assembler
in the presence of and when authorized by the field
Inspector after the required inspections and the hydro-
static test of the completed unit. The Certificate of
Field Assembly Inspection portion of Form P-3A shall
then be signed by the field Inspector.
PG-106.8 When only a part of the boiler is supplied
and the data are recorded on Form P-4, Manufacturers’
Partial Data Report (see PG-112.2.4), the part shall be
stamped with:
(1) ASME Code Symbol above the word “part”
(2) Certified by (Name of Manufacturer)
(3) Manufacturer’s serial number of the part
(4) Year built
Parts may be stamped with the ASME Code Symbol
without being pressure tested prior to shipment.
PG-106.9 No accessory or part of a boiler may be
marked “ASME” or “ASME Std.” unless so specified
in the Code.
PG-106.10 Shell plates, furnace sheets, and heads
shall have identification stamping in conformance with
PG-77.
PG-106.11 The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers’ standard symbols and the boiler builder’s
stamps shall not be covered permanently by insulating
or other material.
PG-106.12 Multiple Pressure Steam Generators con-
sisting of several sections of heat exchange surface
designed for different pressure levels may be considered
as a single boiler and the Manufacturer’s stamping
required by PG-106.1 combined into a single stamping
provided:
PG-106.12.1 The different circuits of the boiler are
not intended to be operated separately or independently.
PG-106.12.2 The extent and design of the boiler
external piping for each circuit shall be established in
accordance with PG-58.3.
PG-106.12.3 The various circuits shall be separated
from each other by providing a stop valve and a check
valve in the feedwater piping leading to each circuit,
in accordance with PG-58.3.3.
PG-106.12.4 Each circuit shall be given a hydro-
static test corresponding to its MAWP, as required by
PG-99.
PG-111.7 PART PG — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
PG-111.7 Economic boilers — on the front head,
above the center row of tubes.
PG-111.8 Miniature and electric boilers — on some
conspicuous and accessible place on the boiler proper,
or on a stamping plate at least 3⁄64 in. (1.2 mm)
thick, permanently fastened (adhesives prohibited) to
the boiler.
PG-111.9 On any of the above types where there
is not sufficient space in the place designated, and for
other types and new designs — in a conspicuous place
on the boiler proper. The Data Report Form shall record
the location of the required stamping.
PG-111.10 Superheaters — on superheater header
near the outlet. Other headers shall carry identifying
marks.
PG-111.11 Economizers — at a handy location on
water inlet header or drums. Other headers shall carry
identifying marks.
PG-111.12 Waterwalls — on one end of a lower
header. Other headers shall carry identifying marks.
PG-111.13 When required by PG-106.6 and PG-
106.7, the Manufacturer (see PG-104, Note 1) shall
furnish a nameplate or plates on which the appropriate
Code Symbol and design data for the scope of his
responsibility are permanently imprinted. The nameplate
shall be securely attached to the front of the boiler,
its setting or casing, at a place readily visible from
the operating floor or platform.
PG-112 MANUFACTURERS’ DATA
REPORT FORMS
PG-112.1 Eight types of Manufacturers’ Data Report
Forms are shown in the Appendix under the heading
“Data Report Forms and Guides” at the end of this
Section. These forms shall be used by the Manufacturer
(see PG-104, Note 1) to record all the items of a
complete boiler unit, in accordance with the provisions
of PG-112.2. When the certification of the complete
boiler unit is accomplished by more than one Data
Report, the principal Data Report (P-2, P-2A, P-3, P-
3A, or P-5) shall be designated as the Master Data
Report (see PG-113).
For forced-flow steam generators with no fixed steam
and waterline, consisting of groups of pressure parts
or components designed at several different pressure
levels, a separate Manufacturers’ Data Report shall
clearly identify the pressure parts at each pressure level
and show the maximum allowable working pressure.
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These several Data Reports shall be attached to a Master
Data Report (PG-113) which shall clearly identify each
component as part of the complete unit.
PG-112.2 Types of Data Report Forms. The types
of Data Report Forms and the purposes for which they
are to be used are as follows:
PG-112.2.1 Form P-2, Manufacturers’ Data Report
for All Types of Boilers Except Watertube and Electric,
shall be used to record all types of boilers other than
watertube boiler units and parts thereof which are
included under Form P-3.
PG-112.2.1.1 Form P-2A, Manufacturers’ Data
Report for All Types of Electric Boilers, shall be used
to record all types of electric boilers.
PG-112.2.2 Form P-3, Manufacturers’ Data Report
for Watertube Boilers, Superheaters, Waterwalls, and
Economizers, shall be used to record all of the items
comprising a watertube boiler.
The Form P-3 shall also be used to record a super-
heater, waterwall, or economizer when the design of
such an item is certified by a manufacturer other than
the boiler Manufacturer, or when such an item is to
be added to an existing boiler. The item shall be
stamped with the ASME “S” symbol and the additional
information, as applicable, shown in PG-106.4.2.
Item 10 on Form P-3 shall be used to record other
parts connected at the openings listed in Item 11 if
such parts are fabricated of materials or by processes
that require Code inspection. If such parts have not
been connected prior to the hydrostatic test, a notation
shall be made under Item 10 reading: “No parts con-
nected to the openings listed in Item 11 except as
noted.”
PG-112.2.3 Form P-3A, Engineering-Contractor
Data Report for a Complete Boiler Unit, shall be used
when such an organization assumes the Manufacturer’s
Code responsibility as provided for by PG-104, Note
1. This form shall be used to certify Code responsibility
for the design specification of the complete boiler unit,
of which the components are individually certified by
their individual manufacturers in accordance with the
Code rules. This form also provides for field assembly
certification.
PG-112.2.4 Form P-4, Manufacturers’ Partial Data
Report, shall be used to record boiler parts requiring
inspection and stamping under this Section which are
furnished by other than the Manufacturer responsible
for the completed boiler, superheater, waterwall, or
economizer.
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(1) Except as provided in (2) below, Form P-4
shall be used only to provide supporting data for the
information given on the Master Data Report (see PG-
113) or on the Form P-3 used to record a superheater,
waterwall, or economizer.
(2) When used to record parts furnished to the
user of an existing boiler as replacement or repair
parts, Form P-4 is sufficient and need not support a
Master Data Report. A copy of the parts Manufacturers’
Form P-4 shall be forwarded to the purchaser.
(3) The parts manufacturer shall indicate under
“remarks” the extent to which he has performed the
design functions. When the parts manufacturer per-
formed only a portion of the design, he shall state
which portion of the design he has performed.
98 PG-112.2.5 Form P-4A, Manufacturers’ Data for
Fabricated Piping, shall be used to record all shop or
field-welded piping which falls within the scope of this
Section but is not furnished by the boiler Manufacturer.
Form P-4B, Manufacturers’ Data Report for Field In-
stalled Mechanically Assembled Piping, shall be used
to record all field installed mechanically assembled
boiler external piping. Form P-4B shall be used only
for piping which contains no welded joints.
PG-112.2.6 Form P-5, Summary Data Report for
Process Steam Generators, shall be used by the Manufac-
turer (see PG-104, Note 1) to record all items of field-
assembled process steam generators of the waste heat
or heat recovery type, comprising one or more drums
and one or more arrays of heat exchange surface.
All such component items shall be constructed to the
applicable rules of the Code and shall be certified by
individual Data Report Forms executed by the compo-
nent manufacturer and the Authorized Inspector. The
Summary Data Report Form P-5 shall collect and
list all the properly executed Data Report Forms for
components comprising the complete process steam
generator unit.
PG-112.2.7 Form P-6, Manufacturers’ Data Report
Supplementary Sheet, shall be used to record additional
data where space was insufficient on a Data Report
Form. This Manufacturers’ Data Report Supplementary
Sheet will be attached to the Manufacturers’ Data
Report Form where used.
PG-112.2.8 Form P-7, Manufacturers’ Data Report
for Safety Valves, shall be used to record required
safety valves. Form P-7 shall be used as supporting
data for Form P-2, P-3, P-3A, or P-5. Form P-7 is
not required for boilers certified on Form P-2A, or for
boilers with a single safety valve when the safety valve
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size, set pressure, and capacity (lb/hr) are included in
the remarks section of Form P-2 or P-3.
PG-112.3 Manufacturers’ Data Reports and all associ-
ated Partial Data Reports shall be furnished to the
purchaser, the inspection agency, and the state, munici-
pal, or provincial authority at the place of installation.
Partial Data Reports for pressure parts requiring inspec-
tion under this Section, and which are furnished by
other than the Manufacturer having Code responsibility
for the boiler or the superheater, waterwall, or econo-
mizer, shall be executed by the parts manufacturer and
the Inspector in accordance with the requirements of
this Section.
Except as provided in PG-112.2.4(2), the Partial
Data Reports shall be forwarded, in duplicate, to the
Manufacturer of the boiler or the superheater, waterwall,
or economizer. These Partial Data Reports, together
with his own inspection, shall be the final Inspector’s
authority to witness the application of the Code symbol
to the boiler or the superheater, waterwall, or econo-
mizer. The Partial Data Reports shall be attached to
the associated Form P-2, P-2A, P-3, or P-5 by the
Manufacturer having Code responsibility for the boiler
or the superheater, waterwall, or economizer.
PG-112.4 Appendix A-350 includes nonmandatory
guides to aid in the completion and certification of the
Manufacturers’ Data Report Forms.
PG-112.5 Multiple Pressure Steam Generators shall
be documented as follows:
PG-112.5.1 Master Data Report Form P-3, P-3A,
or P-5 shall be used by the Manufacturer as a Summary
Data Report to record all items of a steam generator
of the waste heat or heat recovery type, comprising
one or more circuits of heat exchange surface designed
for different pressure levels. The Summary Data Report
shall list all of the properly executed data report forms
for the items comprising the complete steam genera-
tor unit.
PG-112.5.2 Other forms such as P-3, P-4, P-4A,
and P-6 shall be used as necessary to provide supporting
information for the Summary Data Report.
PG-113 MASTER DATA REPORT FORM
PG-113.1 The Master Data Report (using Manufactur-
ers’ Data Report Form P-2, P-2A, P-3, P-3A, or P-5,
as applicable) shall be used by the boiler Manufacturer
(see PG-104, Note 1) to fully document all parts of a
complete boiler unit (excluding boiler external piping;
see PG-104, Note 2) as having Code certification in